Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore : 1000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living Paperback - 2011
by Jerry Johnson
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
A grand encyclopedia of country lore by famed Texas folklorist Johnson covers such wide-ranging topics as water witching, maple syruping, weather wisdom, country remedies and herbal cures, cleaning solutions, pest purges, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood essentials, adobe making and bricklaying, and much more.
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- Title Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore : 1000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living
- Author Jerry Johnson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA
- Date 2011
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0760340013I3N00
- ISBN 9780760340011 / 0760340013
- Weight 1.85 lbs (0.84 kg)
- Dimensions 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 in (27.18 x 21.08 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011275503
- Dewey Decimal Code 640
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From the jacket flap
Can you calculate the temperature by listening to a cricket chirp?What is the best way to dip a homemade candle?How do you make honey-dandelion wine and homemade cheese?Are high-flying swallows a sign of fair weather or foul?What are the sure-fire secrets and best baits for catching fish?How can you soothe a fussy baby with molasses and chicken feathers? This handy reference guide of now-forgotten rural skills, foods, and crafts will answer the above questions and many more, taking you back to a simpler time. Packed with more than 1,000 projects, pastimes, recipes, and down-home truths--plus 400 vintage illustrations--"Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore" is a veritable encyclopedia of country instruction and advice.